Growing Together: Open Forum

Hi! Just a reminder (or heads up) that we have a composting Community Chat tomorrow 6/17! We'll record and share this but feel free to drop your questions, resources, and ideas here if you can't make it or want to get the convo started! 

Looking forward to seeing many of you there! 

6/18 3PM ET
Register

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Amelia Dupuis
Kids Garden Community Manager
KidsGardening
she/her
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Another amazing Community Chat on Composting this week! So many bits of useful knowledge and resources shared! Below is a collection of the resources that were shared and the recording of the Chat is attached for anyone to view. If you have more to ask or share, please do in this thread!

Resources:

• Upper Valley Super Compost Project - led by topic specialist Cat Buxton - great model of institutionalizing composting into many schools and great composting resources on this site)

• Willow Worm's Big Day - Children's book written and illustrated by topic specialist Alyssia Richardson

• FAQ for barriers to composting at school

• Compost tumbler recommendation if you want to use a tumbler

• Life Lab has a ton of composting resources and school program examples

• Webinar: Composting with Kids - hosted last year by KidsGardening with topic specialists Cat Buxton and Alisha Howard

• Previous Composting Community Chat recording and resource list (this is from a couple of years ago and includes a lot of info and examples that we didn't cover this time)

• Partnership ideas for funding: local municipalities, local Natural Resource Conservation District (NRCD)

 

Some organizations that may be of interest:

• WurmWorks 

• Compost Bowling Green

• Rich Earth Institute

• Composting Association of Vermont

 

Time Stamps

7:55 - Composting systems and recommendations if you're just getting started

24:00 - Funding for composting and info about food scrap collection/compost donations/partnerships

36:15 - Vermicomposting pest problems

43:55 - Composting with animal waste

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Amelia Dupuis
Kids Garden Community Manager
KidsGardening
she/her
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